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The Spirits #3: The 50/50 Martini

The Spirits #3: The 50/50 Martini

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~ 50/50 MARTINI ~

25ml gin
25ml French vermouth
Dash orange bitters (entirely optional)

Place a cocktail glass in the freezer before you begin. Five minutes should give it the requisite frost. Now pour the gin and vermouth in the shaker, add plenty of ice (well above the gin-line) and stir patiently. Keep stirring. Still stirring? Good. And that should do i…

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